Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is selling a 2027 Fun Card from 114.99 dollars that also covers the rest of 2026. The official ticket page posts that price against a 204.99 dollar reference for the Busch Gardens plus Adventure Island version, and it keeps a same-price Busch Gardens only card against a 147.99 dollar reference.
The traveler question is not whether Tampa has another pass. It is whether you will return more than once before December 31, 2027, and whether you can live without Howl-O-Scream, parking, and a handful of blocked 2027 dates.
- Online price: 114.99 dollars for Busch Gardens plus Adventure Island.
- Busch Gardens dates: now through December 31, 2027.
- Water park dates: Adventure Island through October 24, 2027.
- Not included: Howl-O-Scream, parking, food, or merchandise discounts.
- Who should buy: repeat Tampa visitors who can skip blocked dates.
What the official Fun Card page is selling today
The current Busch Gardens Tampa Fun Card page frames the product as pay for a day, play all year. Buy the 2027 card and the park includes the rest of 2026 plus Adventure Island at the neighboring water park.
The listed 114.99 dollar price applies to online advance purchases only. The same page says that discounted rate is not available at the park gate, and that service fees and taxes sit on top of the advertised number.
Two carts sit on the same page. One is Busch Gardens plus Adventure Island at 114.99 dollars versus 204.99. The other is Busch Gardens only at 114.99 dollars versus 147.99.
There is no reason to buy the theme-park-only version if the combo is the same cash outlay.
The combo tile is the only Fun Card that makes sense at this price unless the park changes one of those rows.
The card is valid at Busch Gardens Tampa through December 31, 2027. Adventure Island validity ends earlier, on October 24, 2027, which matters if a water-park weekend is part of your 2027 math.
Automatic renewal is listed as a convenience, not a hidden footnote. Treat checkout as a subscription decision, not a one-time souvenir ticket.
What WFTV adds that the cart does not spell out
WFTV’s August 11 report confirms the 114.99 dollar launch price and the complimentary Adventure Island Fun Card. It also names the 2026 events Fun Card holders can still use: Bier Fest Brews and BBQ, the family-friendly Spooktacular Halloween celebration, and Christmas Town.
If you already planned a late-summer or holiday Tampa trip, those remaining 2026 entries are prepaid days, not a bonus slogan.
WFTV also lists 2027 programming the park says the card can reach, including Adventure Days, Summer Nights, Bier Fest, Spooktacular, and Christmas Town. Those dates can still change.
Deep Arrival already covered Busch Gardens Tampa Christmas Town dates as a separate dated planning item. Use that post for night-by-night timing, and use this Fun Card only as the payment structure for repeat entries.
The blockouts and exclusions that actually change the buy
The official page posts 2027 blockout dates in plain numbers. Busch Gardens 2027 dates are March 12, March 27, June 26, July 4, November 20, December 23, December 25, and December 26. Adventure Island 2027 dates are May 30, June 12, June 26, July 3, July 10, July 17, and July 24.
Those are not decoration. Spring break, Independence Day, and the Christmas corridor are exactly when out-of-town families try to use a cheap card.
Howl-O-Scream is excluded by name. The Fun Card is not a haunted-house pass. Deep Arrival’s Howl-O-Scream dates and ticket guide remains the separate product if September 11 through November 1 nights are the reason you are going.
Parking is also out. The official Fun Card FAQ says parking is not included and that Busch Gardens Tampa parking rates start at 34 dollars. A household that drives every visit can erase a large part of the 114.99 dollar headline once those lots are counted.
The card is non-transferable and non-refundable. It is not valid with other discounts or special offers. Children under 3 still enter free under the park’s posted pass language, but every older guest needs a card of their own.
The page also says the Fun Card is not restricted to Florida residents. U.S., Canadian, and Puerto Rico residents can buy it. Watch the blockouts anyway, because a fly-in weekend that lands on a blocked date is a wasted purchase.
Fun Card versus the Silver annual pass, in actual traveler terms
The same official ticket family also sells annual passes on the Fun Card page. The Silver pass is listed from 213 dollars a year, or 17.75 dollars a month for 11 months at 0 percent APR, and it advertises unlimited admission with no blockout dates, free general parking, three guest tickets, and in-park discounts.
That is a different product, not a sibling slogan. The Fun Card is cheaper cash up front. The Silver pass is the better tool if you will park every visit, want guest tickets, or refuse the 2027 blockout list.
Gold and Platinum only win if you will use preferred parking, guest tickets, or multiple SeaWorld Parks often enough to beat buying those extras a la carte.
Do not stack this Fun Card on an unused Thrills package or annual pass. Deep Arrival covered the separate SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Thrills package through August 23 as its own stream.
If your only 2026 to 2027 Tampa plan is one paid day, skip the Fun Card and buy a day ticket closer to the date. The 114.99 dollar offer starts to make sense at two solid park days and becomes obvious at three, as long as those days are not blocked and are not Howl-O-Scream nights.
Deep Arrival’s Busch Gardens Tampa planning guide is the ride-height and day-shape layer after you decide which ticket you own. Use it to plan Iron Gwazi, animal habitats, and summer heat, not to settle the pass math.
How to run the math without wishful counting
Open the official cart first and confirm 114.99 dollars is still the live online price. Limited-time language can vanish without a long farewell post.
Count the remaining 2026 visits you already intend to take. Christmas Town, Spooktacular, or a September weekend that is not a Howl-O-Scream night all count. Then add the 2027 days you can honestly schedule around the posted blockouts.
Add parking if you will drive. At 34 dollars a visit, two self-park days already cost more than the card itself. That does not make the Fun Card a bad buy. It does mean the headline savings shrink unless you can arrive another way or you would have paid for parking on day tickets anyway.
Adventure Island is the sleeper value for families who will use the water park before October 24, 2027. Deep Arrival’s Adventure Island planning guide is the map and ride layer for those days. The Fun Card only pays for the gate. It does not reserve a cabana or skip a summer thunderstorm.
Visitors building a broader Tampa weekend can keep Deep Arrival’s Tampa things to do shortlist for the non-park day. The Fun Card still needs more than one paid gate entry to beat a single day ticket.
The clean decision rule is simple. Buy the 114.99 dollar Fun Card if you will return more than once before December 31, 2027, can absorb the posted blockouts, and are not buying it as a Howl-O-Scream workaround.
| If you… | What to do |
|---|---|
| Will visit Busch Gardens two or more times | Buy the 114.99 dollar combo Fun Card online and skip the same-price park-only tile. |
| Need Howl-O-Scream nights | Keep the Fun Card for days, then buy those separately ticketed nights on their own. |
| Drive every visit and want parking plus discounts | Compare the 213 dollar Silver pass against the cheaper Fun Card plus 34 dollar lots. |
| Already own a Thrills package or annual pass | Do not stack this card until you check overlapping dates and unused visits. |
| Will visit only once in 2026 to 2027 | Skip the Fun Card and buy a day ticket closer to your date. |
- Buy path: Purchase online only. The posted 114.99 dollar rate is not a gate price.
- Calendar: Cross-check your dates against the eight Busch Gardens and seven Adventure Island blockouts.
- Nights: Budget Howl-O-Scream as a separate ticket if those houses are the trip.
- Parking: Add 34 dollars per drive-in day before you call the card cheap.
If the live cart still shows 114.99 dollars and your household will actually return, lock the combo card now rather than hoping a later sale undercuts a product that already includes the rest of 2026.
How much is the Busch Gardens Tampa 2027 Fun Card?
The official page lists 114.99 dollars online for both the combo card and the Busch Gardens only card, plus tax and fees.
Does the 2027 Fun Card include the rest of 2026?
Yes. The official offer includes unlimited visits now through December 31, 2027 at Busch Gardens Tampa, subject to posted blockouts.
Is Adventure Island included?
Yes on the combo tile, through October 24, 2027, with its own blockout list. The same-price park-only tile does not add that water park.
Does the Fun Card include Howl-O-Scream?
No. Official terms exclude Howl-O-Scream and other select special events, so those nights need their own tickets.
Is parking included with the Fun Card?
No. The official FAQ says parking starts at 34 dollars, which is why some frequent drivers compare the Silver annual pass instead.
